[UA] Re: TABOO

[James Knevitt]

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From: <Winged.Coyote at aol.com>

> Can somebody define "hebephilia," "mare-feis rites," and "catamites"?

Hebephilia: an obsession or fascination with youth (hebe- from the Greek for
"youth")

Mare-Feis: No idea.

Catamite: "a boy or youth kept for or participating in homosexual
activities" (from catamitus, a Latin alternate spelling/pronunciation of
Ganymede)

James Knevitt
psipsina at iprimus.com.au

"When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good
with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts peple off!"
Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond"


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